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> 1. Join the development work.
>
I tried contributing over at the Tomcat project and really just got
abused
by the team there.
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That is unfortunate, but cannot be held against the MySQL team, can it?
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> B. Find a product more suitable to your needs.
My issue is that shops who are committed to MySQL want to use my
product.
I'm really just trying to get along here.
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This is new information. Have you spoken to anyone at MySQL since the
list has not been as helpful as you had hoped?

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